Although my wardrobe consists of every shade of black, my eyes seem to hover every time I see a burst of colour in a brand's identity. Here's some letterpress goodness from Don't Try Studio. "Though they are 5-color letterpressed, white-foiled, and triplexed, Designer Quentin Monge’s playful, self-promotional business cards still don’t appear to be trying too hard." — KELLY CREE Via Under . . .
Adding Fun through Colours
Being the first day back from our week-long public holiday (I love China!), we definitely needed some colour in our day. ...and I certainly found it when I came across the rebranding of London-based design agency Dalziel&Pow. Their logo was first created 15 years ago and it was finally time for a fresh new look, so they made it all about bright colours, patterns, and expressive . . .
Hugs for All
It's always hard to come back to the office after 9 days of holidaying and sunshine. But then again, who am I to complain...who even gets week-long public holidays besides China? All say hoorah to Chinese New Year. I am now a very dark shade of brown; much healthier than pasty yellow though I must say! Winter doesn't do wonders for one's skin. Anyway, to the fun stuff...Someone told me about . . .
Colour a Rainbow
I'm not sure how many occasions would require you to use a pencil these days, but in the case that you still do...please consider these: The GIF is strangely mesmerising - what happy-fying stationery. via The Colossal Shop . . .
Strike One
If only matchboxes always looked like this... The "Strike" Collection: Designers Clara von Zweigbergk and Shane Schneck teamed up with Danish design house HAY to transform one of the most mundane of items into something colourful and eye-catching. The striking area which is usually just functional, was turned into a part of the matchbox's design with a stroke of creativity. via . . .
Sharing Bliss: Colour Your Walls
If you like monochromatic interiors and furnishings as much as I do, I believe that you’ll appreciate this recommendation. Melanie Mikecz, otherwise known as Two Ems, creates prints which would add a colourful pop to any wall, any room. HER STORY: Melanie Mikecz likes to consider herself a designer slash starving artist. So that means she only starves half the time (Just . . .
Mid-week Madness
Well, happy hump day! . . .
Google Me
We all know that Google processes huge amounts of data, including three billion search queries a day and 72 hours of YouTube videos a minute. Ever wonder where all the magic is done? The Internet giant just recently shared these previously-unseen images of its data centres around the . . .